Posts Tagged ‘boats’

The Holiday has been a fixture in Cleveland for decades. The 65-foot party boat has hosted weddings, escorted scuba divers to shipwrecks and ferried anglers to fishing hotspots across Lake Erie. And now she’s back in the water, after eight months of U.S. Coast Guard inspections, work on the dry dock and fresh paint. “It’s…

Sailboats make up 2 percent of the boats registered on Lake Erie. Or at least 2 percent of all registered boats say the propulsion type is sail. Perhaps some of them are registered as propeller, since they have an engine to putter out of the marina and back again? RocktheLake analyzed Ohio Department of Natural…

The world’s largest boat manufacturer, Sea Ray, is also the biggest manufacturer of boats in the Ohio waters of Lake Erie. Sea Ray made 4,281 of the nearly 59,000 boats registered within the Ohio boundaries of our Great Lake. Second was Bombardier. Although the stats aren’t perfect. Sea Doo and Seadoo are listed separately, each…

Seven times last weekend, the Goodtime III idled for more than 20 minutes, waiting for the Norfolk Southern railroad bridge to lift over the Cuyahoga River. That waiting added up to more than a third of guests’ total time on the cruise ship, said Captain Jordan Kit. But more concerning than inconveniencing passengers, Kit said,…

Can’t get enough of the breathtaking summer sunsets over Lake Erie? An orange ball, sinking into the wake. A pink glow on the beach. The silhouette of a couple, hand in hand. Lighthouses and boats and trees. All have starred in the 100 inventive, impressive photos submitted to RocktheLake’s first Summer Solstice Sunset photo contest.…

﻿ The Norfolk Southern bridge, for years the steel curtain between Lake Erie and the Cuyahoga River, has becoming friendlier to Cleveland boaters. In 12 hours on Memorial Day, the Norfolk Southern bridge across the Cuyahoga River lifted 14 times, one time for more than an hour, as you can see on our Music Box…

The U.S. Coast Guard this summer is urging boaters to create a float plan and use the the Coast Guard Boating Safety social media app to stay safe. “No one plans to get lost out on the water,” says a news release from the Coast Guard. “No one plans to have their boat break down…

Hoping for a spring weekend to get your boat back in the water? Or try out your your stand-up paddleboard? Temperatures will finally warm up to the 60s, but you still need to wear a wet suit, since water temperatures are in the upper 30s. Friday could be great for surfers, as gusty winds will…

Meet Matthew Golga, an insurance adjuster who this summer is launching Sunset Cleveland, private boat cruises on the Cuyahoga River and Lake Erie. Golga, 44, of North Olmsted was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia in September. In October, he bought a 26-foot, 1969 wooden Lyman Express Cruiser. “You talk about someday, and someday never comes.…

Where can you rent a boat on Lake Erie? While jet skis and kayaks are plentiful, it’s harder than you’d think to find a powerboat to rent on Ohio’s North Coast. Here are a few spots you can rent a speed boat for an afternoon, or longer. Generally, you must be 18 or 21 years…